Roller.



No.853,277.' PATENTED MAY14,1907.

H. A. VOISARD. Y

' ROLLER.

APPLiOATION FILED m0. 4, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATEN FFIQF.

HARRISON A. VOISARD, OF SIDNEY, OHIO.

ROLLER.

T0 on whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRISON A. VOISARD, a resident of Sidney, in the county of Shelby and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Rollers; and I do hereby dec are the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to lawn, garden or land rollers, and has for its object to provide rollers made of cement or a composition with a retaining frame and suitable appliances for perpetuating the life of the roller and facilitating repairs.

The invention consists in the construction hereinafter described and pointed out.

In the accompanying drawing which illustrates the invention and forms a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a side View, partly in section of the roller, showing also a part of the roller draft frame; Fig. 2 is a section on line 2, 20f Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a partial section of a modified roller; Fig. 4 is a section on line 4, 4 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a partial section of a detail enlarged.

The roller can be made in one, two or more sections.

In the drawing numeral 1 indicates metal heads of a section, and -2 a cement body. These heads are rovided each at its periphery with a short Eange bedded in the cement and having an exterior surface co-incident with that of the cement, the latterconstituting the main working or pressing surface in operation.

Numeral 3 indicates rods for holding the heads in proper relation to each other and against the ends of the cement roller to prevent the chipping off at its corners or any transverse fracture.

4 indicates a tube or box surrounding an axis 5. Fig. 3 shows the tube 4 secured to the heads by screws. The said tube is fitted upon and may be fixed to a suitably shaped boss 6, having an angular opening to receive a similarly shaped thimble, bushing or bear ing 7, which is held in place by brackets 7 X of the draft frame, as indicated, and may be easily renewed when worn or broken.

8 indicates apertures of any desired number and size filled with cement, and 9 are projections to further insure permanent connection of the heads to the cement. See Figs. 3 and 4. Y

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 4, 1906. Serial No. 846,252-

Patented May 14, 1907.

The rods 3 may be attached to the heads in any desired manner.

The cement body may be strengthened by expanded or other metal strips 10 embedded in the cement as heretofore practiced, if desired.

Having described the invention what I I claim is,

1. In a lawn or other roller, the combination of the simple hollow cement body, metallic heads having peripheral flanges embedded in the ends of the cement body, the exterior surface of said flanges being co-incident with a like surface of the cement, with a tube connecting the heads centrally and fitted to bosses on the interior of said heads.

2. In a lawn or other roller, the combina, tion of the simple hollow cement body, metallic heads having peripheral flanges embedded in the ends of the cement body, the exterior surface of said flanges being co -incident with a like surface of the cement, with a tube connecting the heads centrally and fitted to bosses on the interior of said heads, and

means to positively fix the tube and bosses together.

3. In a lawn or other roller, the combination of the simple hollow cement body, metallic heads having peripheral flanges embedded in the ends of the cement body, the exterior surface of said flanges being co-incident with a like surface of the cement, with a tube connecting the heads centrally and fitted to bosses on-the interior of said heads, and means to positively fix the tube and bosses together, said tube and bosses being angular in cross section.

4. In a lawn or other roller, the combination of the simple hollow cement body, metallic heads having peripheral flanges embedded in the ends of the cement body, the exterior surface of said flanges being co-incident with a like surface of the cement, with a tube connecting the heads centrally and fitted to bosses on the interior of said heads, said heads having interior projections 9.

5. In a lawn or other roller the combination of a hollow cement body, heads having each a hollow central projection into the interior of the body, an operating shaft, and shaft-bearing-bushings loosely held in said projections.

6. In a lawn or other roller the combination of a hollow cement body, heads having each a central hollow projection into the in- I terior of the body, an operating shaft, shaftbearing-bushings in said projections, and

frame brackets loosely holding said bushings in the projections.

7. In a lawn or other roller the combination of a hollow cement body, heads embedded in the ends of the roller, with a tube connecting the heads centrally and fitted to hollow bosses on said heads, and interior projections on the heads and seated in the body 10 cement.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRISON A. VOISARD. Witnesses:

HARRY VoIsARD, MAY H. LEGG. 

